No. 873 in Chinese
重症
"Severe illness" or "critical condition."
In a sentence
病人由于感染病毒而患上了重症。
The patient developed a severe condition due to viral infection.
In this sentence, '重症' is used as a noun to describe a severe or critical medical condition.
医生特别关注那些重症病人的治疗进展。
The doctor pays special attention to the treatment progress of patients with critical conditions.
Here, '重症' is a modifier describing '病人' (patients), indicating that these patients are in a severe health condition.
医院设置了一个专门的重症监护病房。
The hospital set up a specialized intensive care unit.
In this example, '重症' works as an adjective within '重症监护病房' (intensive care unit), referring to the unit dealing with critical cases.
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